Assessment Phase Using advanced analytics and diagnostics tool set, FTI professionals work with client teams to identify leading indicators to arrive at root causes of current underperformance issues and near and far term breakthrough opportunities.The methodology provides an integrated perspective that links profitability metrics to operations' decision making and performance systems driving behavioral changes. This enables the client management team to better understand the leverage points of change and make better decisions.
The outcome of the assessment phase is a recommended roadmap of a few critical actionable performance improvement projects with quantified benefits.Prioritization Phase Prioritization phase entails selectively undertaking improvement projects across the recommended roadmap delivered by the Assessment phase. The opportunities are charted across a Resource- Time matrix and prioritized for current and future impact.
Management commitment is obtained through Executive Work-sessions to develop a common understanding of the scope of work.
The outcome of the prioritization phase is a portfolio of projects on an agreed-upon time line and required resource commitment with targeted business results.Implementation Phase FTI’s professionals work hand in hand with client project teams to deliver multiple cross-functional projects using a balanced approach of Lean and Six Sigma principles with rigorous project management.Lean principles address the process flow time and capacity constraints that are supplemented by the Six Sigma philosophy of variability reduction to remove variables causing underperformance.The projects are executed using a systematic project portfolio management approach that spans across planning, implementing, monitoring and "score-carding" improvements to base-line.
Transferring this capability to in-house teams is at the core of FTI's implementation phase. This allows formation of flexible project teams that balance FTI and in-house resources to best meet budget and time constraints.